That 1,000 missiles were launched to target the opposition People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) bases in Iraq back in 2001 has been acknowledged by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC).
The IRGC also admitted that due to specific reservations this measure was not acknowledged publicly for many years.
According to a June 19th report by Fars news agency, “Eighteen years ago the IRGC launched a retaliatory attack and fired 1,000 missiles and long range artillery targeting PMOI/MEK bases deep inside Iraq. This included Camp Ashraf and a base in the city of al-Emara. However, this was a strategic act and sent a message.”
Also significant is a similar acknowledgement made on April 9th, 2010, by former IRGC chief Rahim Safavi. “The IRGC executed an operational plan from 4 to 8 am targeting all PMOI/MEK bases, from Camp Ashraf to a base in the city of al-Emara, by launching 1,000 missiles and long range artillery, destroying all bases and inflicted heavy casualties to them,” he said.
Chief of plainclothes agents, and a member of the faction loyal to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Hassan Abbasi, also made reference to the attack. He said, “… the IRGC missile system staged an attack on Camp Ashraf, raining rockets on this base. We delivered a severe blow to the PMOI/MEK.”
Camp Ashraf was located in Iraq's Diyala province. It was similar to a small city, in that it had basic infrastructure. It was the headquarters of the exiled People's Mujahedin of Iran (PMOI/MEK). The population was approximately 3,400 in 2012 but nearly all resident were subsequently located to Camp Liberty near Baghdad International Airport. Recently, all residents were again relocated, this time to countries in Europe.
Camp Ashraf (aka US Forward Operating Base Grizzly) was situated 27.6 km northeast of the Iraqi town of Khalis, about 80 kilometers west of the Iran border and 40 kilometers north of Baghdad. On January 1, 2009, the US Government formally transferred control over to the Iraqi government.
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